YouTube TV vs Fiends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
YouTube TV
Stream live TV from over 100 networks without a cable box. Record your favorite shows with unlimited cloud DVR storage and share accounts with family. Cancel your monthly membership anytime.
- Cable-free live TV streaming
- 100+ networks including local channels
- Unlimited cloud DVR storage
- Recordings stored for 9 months
- 6 accounts per household
- Watch on multiple devices
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YouTube TV is now the exclusive home of NFL Sunday Ticket. Watch every out-of-market Sunday game* on your TV and supported devices. Learn more: https://yt.be/nflsundayticket Watch cable-free live TV. Download to watch & record live TV from 100+ networks, including local sports & news, as part of your monthly membership. Cancel anytime. +Cable-free live TV. No cable box required. +Stream major broadcast and cable networks, including ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, NFL Network, ESPN, HGTV, TNT, AMC, and more, including your local sports & news channels. +Watch on your smartphone, tablet, computer, and TV +Cloud DVR without DVR storage space limits. Each recording will be stored for 9 months. +6 YouTube TV accounts per household. Everyone gets their own login, recommendations and DVR. +Monthly pay-as-you-go membership; cancel anytime. Over 100 networks are available in YouTube TV: BROADCAST ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, NFL Network, PBS, and more SPORTS CBS Sports Network, NBC Sports RSN (regional), NFL Network, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, Golf Channel, NBA TV, SEC Network, and more ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE AMC, Animal Planet, BBC America, BET, Bravo, Cheddar, CMT, Comedy Central, Comet, Cozi TV, Discovery, Discovery Turbo, E!, Food Network, Freeform, FX, FXM, FXX, IFC, Investigation Discovery, HGTV, MTV, Nat Geo, Nat Geo Wild, Oxygen True Crime, Paramount Network, Pop, Smithsonian Channel, SundanceTV, SyFy, TBS, TCM, TLC, TNT, Travel Channel, TruTV, TV Land, USA, VH1, WE tv, YouTube Originals, and more NEWS BBC World News, CNBC, CNN, HLN, MSNBC, and more KIDS Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Disney Junior, Disney XD, Nickelodeon, PBS Kids Availability: YouTube TV is available nationwide in the United States. For more information, please visit our Help Center. Your membership will automatically continue for as long as you choose to remain a member. Your membership is a month-to-month subscription that begins at sign up. You can easily cancel anytime, online, 24 hours a day. There are no long-term contracts or cancellation fees. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings on the device. Terms of service: tv.youtube.com/tv/terms Paid terms of service: tv.youtube.com/tv/paidterms Privacy policy: tv.youtube.com/tv/privacy Enjoy cable-free live tv now! *Commercial use excluded. Locally broadcast Fox and CBS games, Sunday Night Football on NBC, select digital-only games and international games excluded from NFL Sunday Ticket.
Fiends
Watch fun videos and play games with a cast of unique characters. This app offers an interactive experience for learning, singing, creating, and playing together. Join the Fiends for an entertaining time.
- Watch videos
- Play games
- Learn and sing
- Create and play
- Meet animated characters
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You'll have a Fiendtastic time watching all of our videos and playing games along with the Fiends! We are so glad you stopped by and we hope you enjoy your stay with us as we learn, sing, create and play together. We'll be your Best Fiends Forever! Meet the FIENDS: Hi there my fellow Fiends! I'm Vamp, that's V-A-M-P! I'm the head of the house and I live with my fiends at Vamp Manor. I hold special powers that come from my family's lineage of witches and vampires. Hi! I'm Cubbie, that's C-U-B-B-I-E! I'm a fruit bat and I love fruit! Ohhh I love apples, they are my favorite! I love to fly and I'm 5 years old and OHH, I just got a new fang! What's up my little Fiends and Fiendettes! I'm Howlin the werewolf, that's H-O-W-L-I-N! I'm the older brother and I love to hang with my favorite Fiends! Whenever you see the moon, remember me and howl with me... AWWOOOOOOO!!! HULLO! I'm a zombie and my name is DK, that's short for Dee...Kay. I'm intelligent, sophisticated and devastatingly handsome! Oh, and I'm also very modest. I am obviously the BRAAAAAAINS of the group. I love to eat and am always starving! My favorite is cake, ohhhh I love cake! STARVING!!! Hi! I'm BOO, that's B-O-O! I'm the ghostest with the mostest! I'm a shy ghost, I don't talk much, unless you're a chosen one. I'm always high in spirit and I love making new fiends! Will you be my best fiend forever!? You can meet the rest of the FIENDS at TheFiends.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fiends at 100% against YouTube TV's 12%. Fiends also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and monetization model (free vs subscription). YouTube TV's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 45 months) and ratings volume (60K vs 5). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Fiends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: YouTube TV has 60K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 12% of YouTube TV's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fiends's.
YouTube TV ships an update weekly, Fiends every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | YouTube TV | Fiends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (60K ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60K — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 45 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #31 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 150 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brian Kammourieh | |
Customer experience
YouTube TV
Fiends
Bugs and requests
YouTube TV
Reported bugs
5 issues- Recorded shows not marking as watched
- Playback issues like freezing and audio problems
- App crashing when trying to resume watching
- Difficulty finding recently recorded shows
- Location-based content restrictions causing issues for travelers
Requested features
5 requests- Add delete and mark as watched buttons for library
- Improve navigation and organization of recorded shows
- Add option to select preferred video quality
- Improve channel browsing and customization
- Add profile support for multiple users
Fiends
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
YouTube TV
No in-app purchases
Fiends
No in-app purchases
